Doonaha
{{short description|Village in County Clare, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Irish English|date=August 2020}}
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|subdivision_name3 = County Clare
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Doonaha ({{Irish place name|Dún Átha}}){{cite web|title=Dún Átha / Doonaha|url=http://www.logainm.ie/1166980.aspx|publisher=Government of Ireland|access-date=27 June 2011}} is a small village on the Loop Head peninsula in County Clare, Ireland. It is located along the R487 road and close to the banks of the River Shannon.
The Doonaha Battery was the northern part of the defences of the Shannon River. His counterpart is the Corran Point battery on the southern banks. The Doonaha Battery is severely eroded and has lost its cannons.[http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/fortifications/chap3_doonaha.htm Fortifications in the Shannon Estuary: Doonaha Battery]{{Cite web |url=http://foto.clarelibrary.ie/fotoweb/Grid.fwx?archiveId=5000&search=%28IPTC025%20contains%20%28CL066-03701-%29%29 |title=Photos of Doonaha Battery |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005215542/http://foto.clarelibrary.ie/fotoweb/Grid.fwx?archiveId=5000&search=(IPTC025%20contains%20(CL066-03701-)) |url-status=dead }}
The village is part of the Catholic parish of Carrigaholt. The Church of the Holy Spirit, Doonaha was built in 1808 and is one of the oldest churches in the Killaloe diocese.{{cite book |last= Murphy|first= Paul|date= 1992|title= Cuchulain's Lep; A History of the Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross|url= |location= |publisher= Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group|isbn= 0951884905 |accessdate= }} p. 72
File:Plaque Doonaha National School.jpg
Doonaha National School was built in 1886.{{cite book |last= Murphy|first= Paul|date= 1992|title= Cuchulain's Lep; A History of the Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross|url= |location= |publisher= Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group|isbn= 0951884905 |accessdate= }} p. 109